A man wanted in the shooting death of an Oklahoma City teen has been arrested in Alabama, according to police.

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Deante James Hawthorne, 20, was taken into custody Sunday by U.S. Marshals in Ozark, Alabama, police say. A warrant for the arrest of Hawthorne on charges of murder in the first degree was issued in connection with the shooting death of Khaleeq Landon, 16, at the Windsor Village Apartments in the 4700 block of Northwest 24th Street on June 14 just before 10 p.m.

Authorities said Landon died at OU Medical Center. Police said they are not sure why the shooting took place. However, investigators told KOCO Eyewitness News 5 that Landon had a troubled past with several non-violent felony arrests.

KOCO Eyewitness News 5's Michael Seiden talked to a witness to the shooting.

"I was in the house, and I heard gunshots. I walked outside and saw a big group of people over there, and I went over there and the dude was bleeding," said Wravin Edmundson.

Edmundson said Landon had been shot in the stomach.

"He was trying to get up. He was trying to get up. He was moaning and groaning and all that stuff," Edmundson said.